In his State of the City address last month, Mayor Steven Fulop mentioned the city was working on a rent relief package for residents. The Jersey City Rent Relief Program will begin accepting applications on Monday, January 18 at 9am ET. The program is designed to provide residents with up to 3 months of utility and rent relief.
To help administer the program, the city is partnering with four nonprofit organizations: York Street, Women Rising, United Way, and Puertorriqueños Asociados for Community Organization (PACO). Each nonprofit will receive $500,000 in funds and an additional $125,000 from the Mayor’s Relief Fund to address utility and rental assistance for families struggling as a result of the pandemic.
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In addition, the Mayor’s Relief Fund will provide grants to Welcome Home ($25,000) and Church World ($50,000). These grants will specifically focus on residents who have been ineligible for federal funding.
“Since day one of this pandemic, we have worked to protect our residents from the economic fallout as best we can, and this emergency funding is the latest step to directly protect our residents from eviction and the many other unprecedented challenges the pandemic has caused,” said Mayor Steven Fulop.
The Jersey City Rent Relief Program will also assist residents with landlord-tenant and other legal services to prevent eviction, benefits counseling, immigrant rights, and other related services.
“This financial aid will mean low-income families won’t have to choose between paying rent and feeding their family or buying necessary medications,” said Vivian Brady-Philips, Vice Chair of the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation.
How to apply to the Jersey City Hardship Assistance Program
Applications for the Hardship Assistance Program will start at 9am on January 18, 2021 and remain open through 5pm on February 1, 2021. Aid will be distributed through a lottery process to renters who qualify for the program. To apply, residents can fill out the online application at jcnj.org/hardshipassistance.
The maximum amount of aid per household is $1,500, which will be paid directly to the tenant’s landlord. Eligibility requirements include:
- You live in Jersey City in an apartment or house that you rent.
- You are eighteen (18) years of age or older or are an emancipated minor.
- You have a valid and current written lease signed by your landlord/property manager.
- You owe rent/utility payments for three months or fewer, starting from March 2020.
- Your household has suffered a loss of income because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- You do not owe any rent or utility payments from before March 2020.
- You haven’t received rental assistance from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program or any other program funded by the CARES Act.
- Your current household income falls below federal income limits.
More information about the Jersey City Rent Relief Program can be found at jcnj.org/hardshipassistance.
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